NWA Roster in 1981: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions

National Wrestling Alliance: Rosters History Database

On this page you find the full NWA Roster in the year 1981. This includes the list of all NWA Wrestlers, division between Men and Women Rosters, active Tag Teams & Stables, the current reigning Champions, as well as Managers, Announcers, Authority figures, Producers and other personalities in National Wrestling Alliance.

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1981

NWA: All (154)

Blackjack Mulligan Jr.

Bruce Prichard / Brother Love

"Crippler" Ray Stevens

Greg "The Hammer" Valentine

Harley Race

"High Chief" Peter Maivia

Jerry "The King" Lawler

The Magnificent Muraco

Professor Toru Tanaka

Men

Women

Teams

Champions

NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Ric Flair

Won: September 17, 1981

Kansas City, KS | House show

105+ days

During this reign, The Midnight Rider (Dusty Rhodes under a mask due to being under suspension in Florida) defeated Ric Flair for the title, but he returned it when then-NWA President Bob Geigel asked Rider to unmask or return the title, so the title was returned to Flair. Then Jack Veneno defeated Flair in Santo Domingo but he refused to defend the title outside his native country, so the title was returned to Flair on the same day and the title change was not recognized. Then Carlos Colón won it but the title change was not recognized, so the title was returned to Flair after a "fictional match".

105+

days

NWA United States Heavyweight Championship

Sgt. Slaughter

Won: October 4, 1981

Charlotte, NC | House Show

88+ days

Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a tournament final for the vacant title.

88+

days

NWA Television Championship

Ivan Koloff

Won: November 3, 1981

Charlotte, NC | Live event

58+ days

58+

days

NWA National Heavyweight Championship

The Masked Superstar

Won: November 25, 1981

Atlanta, GA | Live event

36+ days

36+

days

NWA World Tag Team Championship

The Minnesota Wrecking CrewOle Anderson & Gene Anderson

Won: May 1, 1981

Richmond, VA | House show

244+ days

244+

days

NWA Women's Championship

The Fabulous Moolah

Won: September 18, 1956

Baltimore, MD | Live Event

9235+ days

During this reigns the following title changes took place: Bette Boucher, then The Fabulous Moolah, then Yukiko Tomoe, then The Fabulous Moolah, then Evelyn Stevens, then The Fabulous Moolah; however, WWE recognizes Moolah's reign as being uninterrupted until 1984. The title was known as the NWA World Women's Championship until May 19, 1984, when Moolah sold the rights to the championship to the WWF, and the title was renamed to WWF Women's Championship.

9235+

days

NWA Women's Championship

The Fabulous Moolah

Won: October 9, 1978

Fort Worth, TX | Live event

1179+ days

1179+

days

NWA United States Women's Championship

Judy Martin

Won: November 26, 1981

Saint Paul, MN | Live event

35+ days

During this reign, although Joyce Grable remaining as the reigning champion, Princess Little Heart was recognized as the champion in Mobile, AL starting from 1980-01-05. Then Judy Martin defeated Heart to win the title on 1980-11-22 in Atlanta, GA, and then Velvet McIntyre defeated Martin to win the title on 1983-02-13 in San Antonio, TX.

35+

days

NWA Women's Tag Team Championship

Wendi Richter & Joyce Grable

Won: April 30, 1980

Springfield, MO | Live event

610+ days

610+

days

Joyce Grable & Vicki Williams

Won: February 27, 1977

St. Petersburg, FL | Live event

1768+ days

The titles history is unrecorded from 1977-02-27 to 1978-08-01.

1768+

days

NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship

Les Thornton

Won: November 14, 1981

San Juan, Puerto Rico | CSP House show

47+ days

47+

days

Extras

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